Federal Government

  • Corporate Counsel

    DOJ Pledges to Speed Up FCPA Investigations

    By Sue Reisinger | April 19, 2017

    Trevor McFadden, the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division acting principal deputy assistant attorney general, says the DOJ intends to wrap up old cases and accelerate new investigations.

  • National Law Journal

    FTC Tells Paid 'Influencers' to Disclose When Instagram Posts Are #Ads

    By C. Ryan Barber | April 19, 2017

    The Federal Trade Commission is keeping tabs on the growing trend of brands hiring so-called "influencers"—athletes, celebrities and others with large followings—to promote their products on social media. Up until Wednesday, the agency has put the burden of ensuring proper advertising disclosure on the brands. The agency sent 90 letters to influencers and marketers informing them of their responsibility to "clearly and conspicuously" disclose the business relationships behind social media posts.

  • Daily Report Online

    How a Georgia Company Emerged as a 'Major Opponent' to CFPB

    By C. Ryan Barber | April 18, 2017

    Netspend and its parent company Total System Services have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying on prepaid card rules and other regulatory matters. The two companies are not backing down. Netspend is pushing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to delay its new rule, and on Capitol Hill, Total System Services is jumping into an effort, sponsored by Republican lawmakers, to tear up the new regulation.

  • National Law Journal

    How a Prepaid Card Company Emerged as a 'Major Opponent' to CFPB

    By C. Ryan Barber | April 18, 2017

    Netspend and its parent company Total System Services have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying on prepaid card rules and other regulatory matters. The two companies are not backing down. Netspend is pushing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to delay its new rule, and on Capitol Hill, Total System Services is jumping into an effort, sponsored by Republican lawmakers, to tear up the new regulation.

  • National Law Journal

    Supreme Court May Clip SEC's Enforcement Power

    By Tony Mauro | April 18, 2017

    A case argued Tuesday considers whether the use of "disgorgement" by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should be considered a penalty subject to a five-year statute of limitations.

  • Litigation Daily

    Bad News for Trump: Latest Travel Ban Case to Feature Live Testimony

    By Jenna Greene | April 17, 2017

    Here's a travel ban case with a twist: live witnesses in court. On Tuesday, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. will allow testimony from witnesses including a Sheppard Mullin partner. The move seems distinctly advantageous to the plaintiffs, represented by an army of lawyers from Arnold & Porter.

  • The Recorder

    California Prepares to Ramp Up Push for Marijuana Rules

    By Cheryl Miller | April 17, 2017

    California's approval of recreational marijuana in November launched a process that requires the state to have regulations on the books by Jan. 1, 2018. The sprint to develop new rules starts in earnest in the Legislature this week, where committees are scheduled to take up for the first time many of the nearly 40 related bills introduced this year.

  • National Law Journal

    CFPB Sues Ohio Law Firm Over Debt-Collection Practices

    By C. Ryan Barber | April 17, 2017

    For the second time this year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has accused a law firm of using overly aggressive debt collection tactics.

  • National Law Journal

    Porzio Rises in DC, Firms Get New In-Town Leaders, Trump Settlements Pile Up

    By Katelyn Polantz | April 14, 2017

    Washington Wrap is a weekly roundup of Big Law hires and other Washington, D.C., legal industry news.

  • National Law Journal

    4th Circuit Mulls Livestreaming Travel Ban Hearing

    By COGAN SCHNEIER | April 14, 2017

    The decision to have a live broadcast would mark the first time the appeals court has done so. Audio recordings of hearings are generally available the following day.

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